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Stuart Hughes

2012

Stuart Hughes is senior world affairs producer with BBC News, working across TV, radio, online and social media. He is based in London, and has worked in international news for more than a decade, While covering the Iraq War in 2003, Stuart stepped on an anti-personnel landmine. As a result of his injuries his right leg was amputated below the knee. He is an active campaigner against landmines and a patron of the Mines Advisory Group. Hughes is a member of the advisory committee of the Rory Peck Trust, and a consultant to the International News Safety Institute. He was a 2012 Dart Center Ochberg Fellow.

Stuart Hughes is senior world affairs producer with BBC News, working across TV, radio, online and social media. He has worked in international news for more than a decade, covering major news stories across the globe with some of the BBC’s most respected correspondents. While covering the Iraq War in 2003, Stuart stepped on an anti-personnel landmine. As a result of his injuries, his right leg was amputated below the knee. Following his rehabilitation, he resumed his BBC career and continues to travel worldwide on assignment wearing a state-of-the-art prosthesis. Hughes’ personal experience of conflict has given him first hand experience and understanding of the physical and psychological toll of reporting violence. He is an active campaigner against landmines and a patron of the Mines Advisory Group. His work was recognized when he was chosen to carry the Olympic Torch in London in July. He is a member of the advisory committee of the Rory Peck Trust, a charity which works to improve the safety and welfare of freelance newsgatherers and their families. He is also a consultant to the International News Safety Institute. He lives in London.